Understanding Partially Hydrolyzed Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer widely used in various industrial, pharmaceutical, and consumer applications. It is not synthesized directly but is produced by the hydrolysis (or alcoholysis) of polyvinyl acetate. The degree to which this hydrolysis occurs determines the final properties of the PVA product. When only a portion of the acetate groups are replaced with...
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